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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

A MISSING PET - CRITICAL & TIMELY ACTIONS FOR THE OWNER

For your MISSING Dog or Cat, your timing and actions are CRITICAL. The first thing that people do is PANIC.…and that’s AOK. But if you want to find your
pet, the following are the critical steps that you should take in the first hour, within a day, and by week's end.

For cats, look
under steps, in pipes, in sheds, garages, and any place close by where it may
hide.Then look again!!! Cats love to hide and they're good at it!

Visit MissingCritters.com and click "LOST A CRITTER" to search and post your
missing pet.It’s 100% free, easy, and
highly efficient. Visit often. Search up to 100 miles from where your pet was last seen.

THE FIRST DAY

Check with neighbors and especially ask children.A wondering dog is likely to have been
spotted and, if you pet is friendly and found by an animal lover, it is likely
in someone’s possession. (I speak from experience!)

Flyers should be posted in the neighborhood
by day’s end. A cat is probably
still close, but a dog has been following smells and other dogs, chasing critters,
and exploring the neighborhood.

Visit the local shelter near the end of
their work day.You can call them,
but it’s much better to visit.If the
loss occurs on a weekend or holiday, it should be the first place you go when
they are next open.

THE FIRST WEEK

VISIT YOUR LOCAL SHELTER EVERY OTHER DAY (NO LESS THAN EVERY 3 DAYS).Your
window of opportunity is between 3 days and a week before an unclaimed pet is
either euthanized, moved to adoption quarters, or transported to another
shelter.

One visit to the shelter is NOT enough. Leaving a description is NOT enough!Shelters don’t have the resources to match
each stray brought in with all the notices on file. What I typically hear is, “They have my name and a description. They’ll call.”WRONG!!!!

Posters/flyers
should be up not just in the neighborhood, but within a mile from where your
pet went missing.Also, a daily visit to
MissingCritters.comis easy, efficient, and cost free.